[AFP/Ynet News] President Obama delayed for six months moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the White House said on Friday. Ever since Congress passed a law in 1995 ordering the transfer of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, U.S. presidents have routinely delayed the move. The international community does not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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